Penn State Nittany Lions @ Northwestern Wildcats — Oct 3, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 3, 2026
Nittany Lions Penn State PSU 3-2, 1-1 Away
13
Final
34
Wildcats Northwestern NW 2-1, 2-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
PSU 0 7 0 6 13
NW 10 14 7 3 34
Top Performers
Passing Yards
R.
R. Becht QB PSU
243 PASS
A.
A. Chiles QB NW
93 PASS
Rushing Yards
C.
C. Hansen RB PSU
19 RUSH
C.
C. Komolafe SAF NW
190 RUSH
Receiving Yards
C. Sowell WR PSU
68 REC
G.
G. Wilde WR NW
36 REC
Passing
Penn State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
R. Becht 26/41 243 1 2 1 67.4
Northwestern
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
A. Chiles 10/14 93 0 0 1 89.3
Rushing
Penn State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
R. Becht 7 10 1.4 0 10
J. Peoples 8 13 1.6 0 5
C. Hansen 4 19 4.8 1 8
Q. Martin 3 6 2.0 0 4
Northwestern
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. Komolafe 26 190 7.3 1 32
D. Wagner 2 15 7.5 0 9
A. Chiles 6 21 3.5 1 15
G. Sawchuk 8 27 3.4 0 13
J. Himon 10 162 16.2 2 47
Receiving
Penn State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. Sowell 5 13 68 13.6 1 26 0
Z. Robinson 2 4 24 12.0 0 19 0
J. Peoples 2 2 16 8.0 0 11 0
A. Rappleyea 5 7 36 7.2 0 13 0
B. Eskildsen 6 8 45 7.5 0 16 0
C. Hansen 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
B. Brahmer 5 6 45 9.0 0 12 0
Northwestern
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. Komolafe 1 1 14 14.0 0 14 0
D. Wagner 4 4 19 4.8 0 8 0
A. Honig 2 2 18 9.0 0 13 0
R. Ahumaraeze 1 2 6 6.0 0 6 0
J. Himon 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
H. Eligon 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
R. Preckel 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
G. Wilde 2 2 36 18.0 0 31 0
Defense
Penn State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
Y. Kemajou 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Liku 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Patton 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Ebel 11 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Tracy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Dixson 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Cooper 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Nnodim 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Rojas 11 4 7 1 2 0 0 0 0
D. Vakalahi 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Zayas 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Collins 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Williams 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Neal 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Tatsch 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. McPherson 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Carnell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Bacon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Joseph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Brezina 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
V. Toure 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Ezeogu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northwestern
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
B. Flakes 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Brus 9 3 6 1 1 1 0 1 0
K. McKinzie 9 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. J. Stevens 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Deasfernandes 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Dorsey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O. Adeyi 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Fitzgerald 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
M. Kilbane 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Johnson 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Kirks 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Gant 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Pat 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Smith 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Penn State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
R. Barker 0/1 1/1 1 0
Northwestern
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
J. Kleather 2/3 4/4 10 0
Returns
Penn State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
Z. Robinson 2 41 20.5 0 23 3
Northwestern
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
G. Sawchuk 1 24 24.0 0 24 1
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Penn State
Northwestern
291 Total Yards 506
20 First Downs 25
13 Passing 4
4 Rushing 19
2 Penalty 3
5/14 3rd Down Eff. 5/12
243 Passing Yards 93
48 Rushing Yards 413
2 Turnovers 1
5-60 Penalties 7-78
23:55 Possession 36:05
2/2 Red Zone 4/5
Play-by-Play
Q4 6 - 3 13 - 34
13 - 34 2:17
J. Kleather FG
TD C. Sowell
13 - 31 7:53
Q3 0 - 7 7 - 31
7 - 31 1:13
J. Kleather XP
7 - 30 1:13
C. Komolafe TD
Q2 7 - 14 7 - 24
7 - 24 1:55
J. Kleather XP
7 - 23 1:55
J. Himon TD
7 - 17 9:21
J. Kleather XP
7 - 16 9:21
J. Himon TD
XP R. Barker
7 - 10 10:39
TD C. Hansen
6 - 10 10:39
Q1 0 - 10 0 - 10
0 - 10 5:07
J. Kleather XP
0 - 9 5:07
A. Chiles TD
0 - 3 10:09
J. Kleather FG
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: NW +24 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 3, 2026
Time
12:00 am
Duration
1h 0m